Germany's environmental consulting services market is the fourth largest in the world. It currently has about 2.8% share of the global environmental consulting services market. The market grew at a CAGR of 0.9% in the historic period and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.8% in the forecast period.

The German Federal Environment Ministry developed the Bundestag Resolution and established the International Climate Initiative IKI to work with governments of developing countries and emerging economies with the aim to mitigate and adapt to climate change and preserve the environmental biodiversity. Under the resolution, the IKI receives 120 million from the Ministry every year. Established in 2008, the IKI has enabled Germany to support climate control measures around the world in areas of greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change, conserving natural carbon sinks, reducing emissions from deforestation, forest degradation, and conserving natural biodiversity.

Major industries utilizing and demanding environmental consulting services in Germany are automobile, defense, healthcare, chemicals, and aerospace. In February 2017, the German government banned commercial fracking of shale gas in Germany. In order to research and develop new methods to replace fracking, the government has allowed four exploratory boreholes that may be drilled across the country.